U+25AC

Black rectangle▬

Black rectangle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Shapes. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25AC
Decimal
9644
Hex
0x25AC
Octal
0o22654

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25AC
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK RECTANGLE
DecimalBase 109644
HexadecimalBase 160x25AC
OctalBase 80o22654
BinaryBase 20010010110101100
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+25A0–U+25FFGeometric Shapes
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)▬
HTML entity (hex)▬
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\25AC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%AC

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25AC
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25AC
Python\u25AC
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25AC

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 96 AC
UTF-16 (BE)25AC
UTF-32 (BE)000025AC

How to type Black rectangle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25AC with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25AC then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25AC. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black rectangle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25ac, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ▬ in HTML, \25AC in CSS, and \u25AC in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK RECTANGLE
Block
Geometric Shapes (U+25A0–U+25FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Geometric Shapes block: U25A0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Black rectangle symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ▬ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Black rectangle?

Black rectangle is U+25AC (decimal 9644, hexadecimal 0x25AC, octal 0o22654). It lives in the Geometric Shapes block (U+25A0–U+25FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Black rectangle?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK RECTANGLE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Black rectangle?

Use ▬ or ▬. In CSS, use content: "\25AC".

How do I type Black rectangle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25AC". Python: "\u25AC". JSON and Java: "\u25AC". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 AC.

Is Black rectangle an emoji?

No. Black rectangle is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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